Scharansky tapped to chair Jewish Agency
Jacob Berkman, JTAApr 23, 2009
NEW YORK Israels prime minister has nominated former Soviet dissident and close political ally Natan Scharansky for the chairmanship of the Jewish Agency for...
Katrina rebuilding efforts fueling youth movement
Jacob Berkman, JTAApr 10, 2009
NEW ORLEANS In mid-March, more than 500 of the Jewish federation systems young leaders descended upon the St. Bernard Parish in metropolitan New Orleans to help...
Nonprofits fret over Obama’s tax plan
Jacob Berkman, JTAMar 05, 2009
NEW YORK After offering strong support for President Obamas spending proposals, Jewish organizations are raising major objections to a tax provision in the...
Dershowitz, ADL praise Hampshire College
Jacob Berkman, JTAFeb 26, 2009
By Jacob Berkman, JTA NEW YORK — Alan Dershowitz has gone from criticizing Hampshire College to pledging to donate money to the school. The high-profile attorney and...
Mergers and firings: Financial crisis impacts Jewish philanthropy
Jacob Berkman, JTAJan 22, 2009
Pressure is on for Jewish organizations to merge NEW YORK The recent cancellation of a major Jewish educational conference is the latest sign that the Jewish...
Madoff cost Chais foundation $178 million ? may cost Judaism in FSU its future
Jacob Berkman, JTADec 25, 2008
MOSCOW The Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff is the latest in a string of financial blows to Jewish aid programs in the former Soviet Union, wiping out a...
Madoff scandal rocks Jewish philanthropy
Jacob Berkman, JTADec 18, 2008
NEW YORK The securities fraud of Bernard Madoff has rocked the Jewish nonprofit world and the worst may be yet to come. Madoff, the founder of Bernard L.
Grim news from Mumbai hits home
Jacob Berkman, JTANov 28, 2008
NEW YORK Until confirmation finally came Friday that the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai were among the more than 140 victims killed in this weeks terrorist attacks in...
UJC urges Olmert to tackle conversion
Jacob Berkman, JTAJul 18, 2008
NEW YORK — Diaspora Jews are stepping up pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to intervene in a dispute in Israel over conversions to Judaism. Leaders of...
Jewish funding deal fails over world ORT
Jacob Berkman, JTAJul 03, 2008
NEW YORK A deal between the two overseas arms of the North American federation system over how to split the money they receive from the federations apparently has...
